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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 20 years 🥂 and counting. Every week, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, cool events, culture tips, travel guides, and more. Pre-influencer.

The Starlet

Carrot Top

I'm Acting Ovah Heah! While Eating Pizza. September 10, 2019 I can’t pass up another Carrot Top sighting—he seems to be a fan of Italian food, and accents! He dined at A Mano in Hayes Valley over the weekend, and got into a Tony Soprano state…
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September 10, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: quicksilver.
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September 10, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: quicksilver.

This week's tablehopper: quicksilver.                     Happiness is a wagyu katsu sando at Hiroshi in Los Altos. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, friends! Here we are, almost into mid-September, how did that happen? I’m clutching these last moments of summer tightly. Fig toast and zucchini-and-dill pasta help.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Feeling the Burn of the Bern

According to a tidbit in Politico, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders dined at John’s Grill with his team (he was in town for the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting) and ended up acting like a total crankypants. According to a follow-up post on SFGATE, restaurant owner John Konstin…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Bernie Sanders

Feeling the Burn of the Bern August 28, 2019 According to a tidbit in Politico, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders dined at John’s Grill with his team (he was in town for the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting) and ended up acting like a total crankypants. According to a…
Marcia Gagliardi
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August 28, 2019 - This week's newsletter: it's betta with feta.
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August 28, 2019 - This week's newsletter: it's betta with feta.

This week's tablehopper: it's betta with feta.                     The kind of dish you travel for: tiropita (savory cheese pie) made with feta and anthotiro, at Forno Vasilios (a traditional family bakery in the village of Markopoulo). Photo: © tablehopper.com. If you’re reading this right now, then…
Marcia Gagliardi
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PDO Feta Trip to Greece
The Jetsetter

PDO Feta Trip to Greece

When I was invited on a press trip to Greece to learn about PDO feta, trust, I gave huge thanks to Athena, and Demeter, and a shout-out to Zeus himself. It was pretty spot-on as far as media invites go, because if there’s one thing you’ll…
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